/* string.cpp by detour@metalshell.com
 *
 * Example on using the string class from the STL.
 *
 * http://www.metalshell.com/
 *
 */
 
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <stdio.h>
using namespace std;
 
int main() {
    string str;
    string str2;
 
    /* You can assign values using normal = operator */
    str = "Jimi Thing\n";
    str2 = "Jimi Thing\n";
 
    /* Can be compared against other strings */
    if(str == str2)
        cout << str;
 
    cout << "The length of str is: " << str.length() << endl;
    
    /* You pull text out of the string using substr */
    str2 = str.substr(0,4) + "\n";
 
    cout << "str2 = " << str2;
    
    /* Notice Jimi gets replace with Little even though Little is longer then
       Jimi */
    str.replace(0,4,"Little");
 
    cout << "str = " << str;
 
    /* C Strings are null terminated areas of characters */
    printf("str = %s", str.c_str());
 
    /* First occurance of Little is stored in p1 */
    string::size_type p1 = str.find("Little");
    /* Replace the first Little found with Jimi */
    str.replace(p1, 6, "Jimi");
 
    cout << "str = " << str;
 
    /* Another way to turn it back */
    str.replace(str.find("Jimi"),4,"Little");
    cout << "str = " << str;
 
    /* If erase is given no arguments the whole string is cleared */
    str.erase();
 
    cout << "str = " << str;
 
    return 0;
}